Pranay K Shome

–The writer is currently working as a Research Associate at Defence Research and Studies (dras.in) and is a columnist. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

A New World Order in the Making

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Change is the order of nature, the world around us is always in flux. In that context, world politics is all the more affected. Given the plethora of state and non-state actors playing a...

The Dragon’s Menace

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Manipur, considered one of India's most beautiful and serene states from the aesthetic point of view, has been making national and international headlines for almost the past two years for all the wrong reasons....

US-Europe Relationship: Realism Strikes Back

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Realism, one of the most popular theories of International Politics, posits that human nature is essentially narcissistic and egotistical, and emphasises the fulfillment of self-interest. Even when it contributes to the development of the...

Middle East: No Room for Peace

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The liberal theory in International Relations considers peace to be the sine-qua-non of the present world order. It emphasises peace as a prerequisite for promoting a rules-based international political order. However, such a theoretical...

Farewell to Greater Good

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Liberalism, one of the most enduring and influential political ideologies, has profoundly shaped global norms in governance, diplomacy, and societal structures. It has served as the cornerstone of the liberal international order, a framework...

AI Creating Technological Haves and Have Nots

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Homo Sapiens, or the Intelligent Man is the most advanced and intelligent species on the planet. Within 2,00,000 years, we human beings have managed to catapult to the top of the inter-species food cum...

Making Next-Generation Battle-Ready Force

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AI or Artificial Intelligence is the most talked-about topic in the present discourse on technology in every society and culture. It has been the talk of the town since the invention of the revolutionary...

The Politics of Genocide

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Genocide is a concept that is not only being used ubiquitously nowadays but is being utilised as a tool of statecraft against adversaries by different political regimes around the world. The etymology says the...

Intervention – The Only Resort

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Secularism, a Western import essentially means the state to be irreligious or in the French sense of laicite – to be strictly irreligious. It was an invention of the Italian diplomat and philosopher Niccolo...

A Step Towards Peace

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The Romans said, “If you want peace, prepare for war.” But the Middle East seems to have found itself obsessed with this aphorism. In the region, peace is essentially a luxury - like finding...

Book Review: The Golden Road – How Ancient India Transformed the World

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History is perhaps the most contested discipline in the realm of social sciences. Every word, every letter, every feeling is contested and that too vigorously. The process of writing on history itself is even...

The Epic Disruption Called Donald Trump

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Aristotle said change is unsettling. Any change, be it temporary or long-lasting, is bound to disrupt the usual nature of how society operates, resulting in overall upheaval with adverse consequences. One of the many...

The Expanding Arc of Indian Diplomacy

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Diplomacy is a craft. It not only requires imagination but also deft handling to carve out an exquisite portrait. In this context, the portrait in question is a negotiated solution that is best in...
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